Examples

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  • ahatia’ta’ta’ he bent over, stooped
  • ahatia’y they broke it
  • ahatondehchatase’ he went around the land
  • ahatrihohkwändaht he took away a common good, he appropriated it for himself
  • Ahchawi’ etisäa’ten’ndih ? Did you fall from up high (e.g., from the top of the tree or the roof of the house)?
  • ahchiahchi’toha’ your foot slipped into the water
  • ahchiatowa’ you narrowly escaped it
  • ahchiatrihwayennia’t you made a grand, great move, a marvelous action
  • ahchiesayänens you licked the plate
  • ahchietehk esha’ndënia’ he will be one year old tomorrow, he will reach the day of his birth tomorrow
  • ahchienhk ihonhsenh they are thirty people
  • ahchienhk ïohwihstayeh three pieces of metal
  • ahchienhk iyända’tsayeh three kettles
  • ahiakwe’ they two quarreled with one another
  • ahokhonwayentëndi’ he was dizzy from the canoe
  • ahon’ndiyonhraen’ de hatiyowänen’s the Elders are deliberating
  • ahskennon’nia khënonhtenhk tha’ titeonton’wes I give it to them for nothing, without an ulterior motive, in peace, and nevertheless, they are not grateful
  • ahsonh ta’teshathas he is not yet getting back up (from being sick)
  • ahsonh te’kenheonhche’s she is not yet going to die, she will not die of it yet
  • ahsonh te’satondihnen’ you had not yet been born
  • ahsonh te’yahchondih it is not yet prepared
  • akiaren’ta’ pumpkin flower
  • akwe’tha’ iwa’ah shatonnie’s he is barely still breathing
  • änonhchiaskhwa’sennihk this house seems small to me, too small
  • aonsahoerihk asken hopefully he’ll get better
  • aonyatatihatie’ska’ I would still continue to talk
  • arhonhchonta’tha’ she rocks, moves the cradle
  • Asehent ! Come first!
  • Aseyahchiaht de yonweyahnhonkhwahs ! Drink the medicine I’m giving you all in one shot so that none is left!
  • Atayakahtahnde’skah ha’tewentayehk ! Come visit me every day!
  • atiaren’ta’ pumpkin flower
  • atïio’ wild animals
  • atishënen’ah domestic animals, pets
  • ayahchi’torathonh I sprained my foot
  • ayatatih I have spoken
  • ayatsa’tänion’ I’m eating a meal right now
  • ayehchondih I have prepared something
  • ayeshënen’ah my domestic animal, my pet
  • ayetsihenhstawenh yehiatonhkwat my ink
  • ayewendierihenh I have given my word, I am committed, my voice is straight
  • aye’wahtsarahkwihnen’ de kha’ yatsen’ I had put some meat on this plate
  • ayihrenh I have drunk
  • ayokwahstih they are in a state of happiness
  • ayotiestih they are assembled, gathered together
  • ayotsa’tänionwanhatie’ they are at the end of their meal, they are arriving having eaten their meal
  • aywerhe’ aꞏiaywakahkwahcha’ tihennonhwentsou’tenh we want to go see how their country is made, what their country is like
  • a’esatahronton’ they asked how you were doing
  • a’karahtat I ran, I am running now
  • a’katen’ de yahonhk the Canada goose flew away
  • a’katonronton’ ha’tiaondih ahehetsaron’ I really made an effort to encourage him, I used all of my knowhow, I put all of it to use, I made use of all the diverse means, all the possible ways, I did everything possible
  • a’kehk I took it
  • a’khen’ndiyonhraenton’s de ayorahskwanh I think about those who have left
  • a’kwatehchirawa’ it is unblocked, unplugged
  • a’kwatronhiakhahska’ the sky opened up
  • a’shayotieskwen’ de echia’ahah he is mocking the children, he mocked the children
  • a’shonywarahskwa’s he left from being with us, he left us
  • a’shonywatia’ten’ he stopped us, broke us up, made us stop our actions
  • a’shonywa’ndënia’ he caught up with us, he joined us
  • a’skakwendawe’sen’ you refused me, you blocked your voice from me
  • a’tere’ iwahsenh iyahonwayeh yahonwïio’ ontawehnde’ there are eighty ships coming
  • a’thontenda’wahche’nd de tsou’tayi’ they were going, coming to hunt beaver
  • a’watia’y it broke itself, it’s broken
  • a’yängwenha’ it just snowed
  • a’yatatia’ I’m speaking now, I just spoke, I spoke
  • a’yatrendaenhnde’ I’m going to pray
  • a’yehchondia’ I just prepared something, I am preparing something now
  • a’yeienhwiha’ I just learned how to do it, I am learning how to do it now
  • a’yetsihstahrehche’ I’m going to stoke, stir the fire
  • a’yitaraha’ I just fell, I fell
  • aꞏhchiatehenhk chionyweh te’yenh, ondae’ ïohtih tehchiatehen’s de chiëniennonh iyenh you would be ashamed if you were a man, what makes you not ashamed is the fact that you’re a dog
  • aꞏwayehchondihk I might, could, would or should have prepared something
  • aꞏyatatia’ that I (may) speak; so that I speak; I must speak; I could speak; I should speak
  • aꞏyatoyenhk atho that could very well be true
  • aꞏyehchondiahay I would, could or should be preparing things
  • aꞏyehchondia’ I might, could, would, or should prepare something
  • aꞏyeienhwiha’ I might, could, would, or should learn how to do it
  • aꞏyienterihk atihchien’ te’waye’ndiyont would I know it, me who does not have a mind
  • aꞏyonrihoien’ if I were to interrupt your speech
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  • chiahentahk aharihwahseht he hid this matter intentionally
  • Chiatatennonhchionniänihk sonhwa’ ? Stan’ tehia’ndiara’sennihk de hehchien’ah ? Are you building your house all by yourself? Your son doesn’t help you?
  • chiatennonhchiondiahk you’re making yourself a house
  • chia’ea’tat they are the same people
  • Chia’testa’ ? Are you two the same age?
  • Chia’tisaht ! Divide this in two equal parts! Take half of it!
  • chia’weyat the same water
  • Chiehonwaienhwih ? Do you know how to make canoes?
  • chiënionhronniahk you make snowshoes, you’re making snowshoes
  • chiestore’ de ihchiech you eat quickly, you're eating quickly
  • Chi hasehawiht ! Carry that far away!
  • Chrioh ! Kill her! Kill it!
• • d
  • dekha’ ahsontate’ this night
  • dekha’ entate’ this day
  • dekha’ ondehchate’ this land
• • e
  • ehänienhwiha’ he will learn, he will complete it, he will know how to do it
  • ehatonnhahren’ he will be delighted
  • ehechieht onhwa’ kha’ entate’ you will wake him up today
  • ehehchrio’ you will fight him
  • ehënda’ya’s I’ll sow for him
  • ekona’trahkwih I’ve had you participate
  • ekonwakahtahnda’ I will come see you
  • ekwändehahchatändihk my heart is pounding, leaping, jumping
  • Ënonhkwa’t se’nienhah ! Go gather a medicinal herb or root!
  • eondout it will rain
  • eshonywarahskwa’s he will leave for us
  • eskatieronhkwaha’ my strength will come back to me
  • eska’iakha’ yahonhk I will return to the hunt for Canada geese
  • etiotëndatata’ at the end of the village
  • etiondouthe’skwa’ it was raining on and off
  • Etiontarändeyenh Locust Tree Point Piver
  • ewända’tarontahk eyiayenha’ I will go out as soon as I have my bread on the fire
  • ewayehchondihk I will have prepared something
  • ewayrio’ she will kill me
  • eyehchondiahay I will continue to prepare things
  • eyehchondia’ I will prepare something
• • en
  • endi’ yehente’nd N. de aweskwahk I was walking first, [Name] was walking second
  • enro’ta’ grass, hay
  • enrou’ta’ grass, hay
• • h
  • häa’tou’tenh this is his natural type, he is naturally like this
  • hahchiendowänenh ayiatriohch I’m fighting against an important person
  • Hahnen’ etiskwarhonhk ? Where do you all stop to rest?
  • Hahnen’ hehawehtih ? Where has he gone?
  • Hahnen’ ihstare’ ? Where do you live?
  • Hahnen’ on’wahti’ hayahndawatehkwih eskwahchahtihatie’ From which side will you go upriver?
  • hahskweyih he is mute
  • hända’kha’ he sows
  • hänienhwihtahnon’ he is ambidextrous, he knows how to do things from both sides, with both hands
  • hänienhwihtih on’wahti’ to his right, toward his right
  • haonhwa’ hatändiht he talks about himself
  • harihwayennia’tha’ he exaggerates
  • hatieronhkwa’ he’s solidly-built, strong
  • hatindehronhe’s yändahtsehkwa’ they go every day to peel birch bark to make canoes
  • hatirontawahsti’s some beautiful trees
  • hatiweyihatie’s they habitually go together
  • hatiyowänen’s ehatirihwihchi’en’ the Elders will decide upon this matter
  • ha’ra’ tho ontayakonhchiouten’ I’m only coming in for a moment
  • ha’ra’ tho tihon’ndiyonhratases they are delirious from the fever
  • ha’teondehcheh in all the land
  • ha’tewentayeh tehchiatehiahchiorennhon’ you will rub your arm twice every day (with some liquid or oil)
  • ha’tewentayeh yatrendaenhnde’s kha’yendeh iyar I come here to pray every day at this time
  • ha’teyänonhskeh in all of the houses
  • hehchrios you kill him, you’re killing him
  • hehsta’yändihk you sow for him
  • Hesahtsatenh ! Mark him, name him, say that it’s him!
  • Hesatahrontonhndah de hehchien’ah ! Go ask your son for his news!
  • hesketha’ I go back there often
  • heskwenda’yerahtih Haondehchehte’ tha’ titeheskwenda’yeratha’ de ihatonhk tho atsier you have made Haondehchehte’ your leader, however you don’t treat him as a leader (you don’t imitate him) now that he tells you to do so
  • Hetsa’tahrenhwiht ! Stop him, make him stay still, keep him still!
  • hewayonnhontionh I still have a long time to live
  • hentayrahchonhnde’ he’s going along falling again and again
  • hoayenhchronh he is attending to his needs, i.e., he has gone out to the bathroom
  • hoa’tahndirih he’s a man that is robust, vigorous, strong, in good health
  • hoa’tändoustih his body is cold
  • hoa’tatekha’ his body burns, his body is burning
  • hoeshonhonhk he was laughing
  • hoeshonnionhonhk he was laughing frequently
  • hokonhchiahsehtih he has hidden his face, his face is hidden
  • höndahyonta’sennih his knife has fallen in the fire
  • höndarhonh they are currently resting
  • hönda’tarakhwi’ndih he is satiated, full from bread
  • hotahristih he stopped people [in general]
  • hotatiaskonhnen’ he was speaking nonstop
  • hotëndotonskonh he is a great storyteller
  • hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’ they had closed the door forcefully
  • ho’nienhonh he has gone to gather [herbs, seeds, roots, etc.]
  • honwaentändih they have saved him his share
  • honwahawi’sennihe’ they are going along carrying it for him
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  • ihaehs he wakes up, he’s waking up
  • ihatich they all eat, they're all eating
  • ihënha’s ihchien’ tha’ titehatriho’tats I order him, but he doesn’t listen
  • ihoeh he has woken up, he is awake
  • inonhwe’ I love, I love her, I love it (animal or object)
  • ïohsen’s that adds up to a total of ten, has a value of ten
  • isa’ ihchien’ a’etshienhas it’s for all of you that they put that there
  • iwayenh I have said
  • iwerhe’ aꞏiayiarahskwa’ she wants to leave with me
  • iyatonhk I say, I’m saying
  • iyech I eat, I'm eating
  • iyerhe’ I want, I think
  • iyerhe’ aꞏyakonhresohare’ I want to wash my hands
  • iyeyenhk I see, I see it, I’m seeing, I'm seeing it
  • iye’ I’m coming
  • iyias I sing when the mood strikes me
  • iyrioh I have killed her
  • iyrios I kill her, I’m killing her
• • k
  • kha’ ihchien’ aweti’ ëenkhwahchonhk everyone has their field here
  • kha’ ihotien’ he is sitting here
  • Kha’ tho satienh ! Sit down there!
  • kha’yendeh ne onhwa’ aywatsa’tänionhkwa’ this is the hour for our meal
  • khewendahronkha’ de ayoatsih I hear people singing
  • khondae’ aaiëer here is how it should be done, this is what one should do
  • khondae’ aywakonhchiaweyatha’ we wipe our faces with that
  • khondae’ aywatsa’tänionhkwa’ here are our dishes, here's what we make our meals of
  • khondae’ iwetsih it is of this length
  • Kwïohti öne tehata’s de hehchien’ah ? Does your son stand up on his feet?
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  • ndahk ïaywäa’tayeh we are four people
  • Ndiaweron chiehentetha’ ? Which of the two do you like better?
  • ne ontayehchiaht de änenhawenh yehen’ I used up all of my corn
• • o
  • ohndirih it’s firm
  • ohrihchon’ it’s scattered, spread out here and there
  • okendia’tih hayowänenh he is extremely big
  • okendia’tih satahrontonskonh you are oddly curious for news
  • öndienhta’ snow
  • öndinienhta’ snow
  • öne a’nda’taronten’ I’m going to put the bread on the fire
  • öne a’orhenha’ the day is now just beginning to arrive
  • öne a’yate’wahe’ I’m going to flee
  • öne ihchien’ ayarhonh I’m resting now
  • öne ontaënywikhenhatie’ when the corn starts to flower
  • öne onyrihwenta’s de kherihwaienständihihk I just finished the teaching I was doing
  • öne tsotratih the moon has renewed itself
  • öne yihchiakhe’ de ënonhkwa’t I’m going to go look for a medicine
  • önen ihchien’ iwa’ah atehchientha’ the weather is getting bad now
  • önonhchiaskhwih the house is too small
  • önontout there’s a mountain
  • önontoutonnion’ there are countless mountains
  • önontouton’ there are several mountains
  • orihierihenh ehchiatatia’ you will speak correctly
  • orihwahndirih it’s a sure, stable thing; the matter is settled, concluded
  • orihwahrenhwih the matter is concluded, emptied, decided, stopped
  • orihwetsih the matter is long, e.g., long to arrive
  • ostore’ it’s soon
  • otehiatonhnon’ this is written in multiple places, in multiple ways
  • oterataseh it is twisted, tied up, laced
  • othore’ it is cold (weather)
  • otiaren’ta’ pumpkin flower
  • otia’skonh ihchien’ nondae’ that breaks easily
  • otrahkwahsehtih the sun has hidden, the sun is hidden
  • owenhta’ red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
  • o’yenhra’ ash, dust
• • on
  • ondae’ de onywenta’wathahk what was making us sleep
  • ondae’ eorihwändeyenhk that will be added on top
  • ondae’ ethayëngentakhwa’ he does or says that to irritate me
  • ondae’ ïonniahk stan’ te’etshindatahren’sennihe’ this is the reason that we do not come to visit you
  • ondae’ sa’ndiyonhratoyenstha’ here’s what makes you know it, what gives you assurance of it
  • ondae’ yatetsen’tahkwa’ I’m treating myself, healing myself with this
  • ondae’ yatsa’tänionhkwa’ de iyerhe’ aonsawatieronhkwaha’ de yieron’yeh I eat my meals to restore the strength in my body, so that my body becomes strong again
  • ondae’ yeyawetha’ here’s my paddle, my oar
  • onhwa’ eyia’trahcha’ I will go now to attend it
  • onhwa’ eyia’trahche’nd I was going to go now to attend it
  • onhwa’ tho aaht ewatehchienht it’s soon going to be bad weather
  • onhwa’ tho aꞏht etiorhenha’ the day is going to come right now
  • onkhi’ndëniänih they’ve had the advantage on us
  • onkwendahchondiahkwa’ one uses it to prepare one's speech
  • onsahatakhe’ he’s coming back running
  • onsahonwa’iay they took revenge on him
  • Onsatsataten’ndiyonhrahchondiah ändiare’ Reconcile with one another beforehand!
  • Onsatsehra’tah ! Ahsonh te’yashe’tih. Put some more liquor in this bottle! It isn’t full.
  • onsayaka’ de aonyarahskwanhnen’ I abandoned the thought of leaving
  • ontahäa’tenha’ he fell from above
  • ontahäa’tenha’ he fell from up there
  • ontahoa’ta’tariha’t the fever just hit him, the fever is hitting him now
  • ontaonywayenronhatie’ it will soon be spring for us
  • ontatia’skenhatie’ they’ve just seen tracks
  • ontawatoiahnde’ the storm is coming
  • onyeya’wa’s de sketsentändih I like the taste of what you’ve given me to eat
  • onywa’tariha’tih we are all hot
• • ou
  • oushata’ smoke, mist, fog, vapour
  • outayih it is coloured
  • outhore’ it is cold (weather)
• • s
  • Säa’tatenh! Stop!
  • Sahiontawah ! Gather some fruit!
  • sahwenh de eyatsa’tänionwa’ wait until I finish eating my meal
  • Sakenhk ! Get up!
  • sakontatie’ continue what you started, continue your speech or your action
  • Sakwendierihk ! Talk frankly, directly, and without beating around the bush!
  • Sakwendöndaht ! Speak louder! Project your voice!
  • Satahrontonhndah ! Go ask for the news! Go inform yourself about it!
  • Satahrontonh tiyarihou’tenh ! Go inform yourself about the matter!
  • Sataten’ndiyonhroiah ! Amuse yourself! Entertain yourself a bit!
  • Satatiah ! Speak! Say what you’re feeling! Say what you’re thinking!
  • Satatiahay ! Keep talking!
  • Satehiahchiondiat ! Extend your arm!
  • Satehnhontawah de isahnhont ! Take out what you have in your mouth!
  • Satënienstah ! Ehchea’tenht de chëen’ah. Be careful! You’ll let your child fall.
  • Sateskhwaht ! Smell it, sniff it!
  • Satia’tohareh ! Wash your body!
  • Satieronhkwahah ! Take heart, liven yourself up, set yourself in motion, in a good mood!
  • Satrihwänienstah ! Learn this thing, study it, make an effort to instruct yourself well!
  • Sehchondiah ! Prepare it!
  • Sehchondiahay ! Keep preparing things!
  • Sehchonniah ! Prepare what is necessary!
  • Sehent ! Go first! Lead!
  • Sehiatonhchatahkwah ! Take the writing out of the chest!
  • Sehiatonhony ! Continue writing!
  • Seienhwihah ! Learn how to do it!
  • Sesohareh ! Wash the plate!
  • Sennonhwarorihskah ! Uncover your head!
  • Sentah ! Sleep!
  • shayohonwawändihatie’ he just bought a canoe from them
  • shayotatiahk he speaks to them, he is speaking to them
  • shonywarihwaentondihk he gives us advice
  • skarihwat a single matter, a single thing
  • skarontat one sole tree
  • skat one sole thing
  • skawendat a single voice
  • skennonhchïioständihk you’re taking over my house
  • skontonnhatieren’s their lives are similar
  • skrihoiänihk you disturb my speech, you divert me from my work
  • skwaye’ndiyonhrat I have only one thought, my thought is just one
  • Sorhitha’y ! Keep seasoning it!
  • stan’ a’niänihten’ te’wa’tariha’tha’ de kha’ tsondehchen’ it is never warm here in your country
  • stan’ chiyitahkwa’ te’yenh it isn’t at all my intention that I do this
  • stan’ ihchien’ te’watehchienhtahnde’ it will not be bad weather during the entire day
  • stan’ ne endi’ yewendïio’ te’yenh dekha’ ekaenton’ I am not the owner of these pieces of furniture
  • stan’ nondae’ te’wayeya’wa’sennihk I don’t like the taste of this
  • stan’ onyiatsi’ te’yenh we two are not friends
  • stan’ ta’tekehtahnde’ I’m not coming back
  • stan’ ta’tekwayehtih I will not return from [location]
  • stan’ ta’teontateyenhk tiyängwen’s one cannot see one another at all, that’s how much it’s snowing
  • stan’ ta’tesarih you’re not wearing shoes
  • stan’ ta’teska’ratehche’ de oyenronhatie’ I will no longer need snowshoes in the spring
  • stan’ tehoa’tahrenhwih, awentenhaonh ihre’s he doesn’t stop at all, he is always moving
  • stan’ te’ondouthe’ it’s not going to rain
  • stan’ te’ont there’s nothing in the fire
  • stan’ te’sarihierihahtih you have not spoken sincerely, honestly
  • stan’ te’thayia’trahkwih he has not involved me, he has not made me participate
  • stan’ te’wayatatih I have not spoken
  • stan’ te’wayeienhwi’ndih I have not learned how to do it, I could not finish it, I did not know how to finish it
  • stan’ te’yarhonhk de yahahänien’te’s I don’t rest while traveling
  • stan’ te’yatawanhnde’ I’m not going to take a bath, I don’t intend to take a bath
  • stan’ te’yenh de chiaonyitahkwihk it’s not the case that I would have done it intentionally
  • stan’ te’yia’tahtonhnde’ I’m not going to get lost
  • stan’ te’yonwakwendaweyindihk I don’t refuse you anything, I’m not refusing you anything
  • stan’ the’skehtahnde’ I’m not going to go back there
  • stan’ the’skwese’ she’s not going to return
  • stan’ the’yehtahnde’nd I wasn’t going there, I was not intending to go there
  • Stan’ tho kha’ te’thöonh N. ? [Name], he hasn’t entered here at all?
  • steniestha’ te’wahtonhonhk de tho hewayientahk esondaon’ nothing was lost from all that I had put in your house
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  • Tahchrihwahkwahndah ! Come here and sing!
  • Tändändoustenh ! Cool this for me!
  • Tända’taronthas ! Put the bread on the fire, in the oven for me!
  • Tayatatia’s ! Speak on my behalf!
  • Tayatatienh ! Speak for me, speak in my favour!
  • Taya’ennonnienh ! Make me a bow!
  • Tayehiatonhons ! Give me credit!
  • Tayia’tahndihtah ! Support me, strengthen me, keep me strong!
  • Tayrihwaentonhons ! Tell me your thought!
  • Ta’ohten’ chiatenhndinonhk ? What do you want to buy?
  • Ta’ohten’ eorändeyenhk ? What more will there be there?
  • Ta’ohten’ hotiyehtontie’ ? What are they going along carrying?
  • Ta’ohten’ sahnhontatie’ ? What are you carrying in your mouth?
  • Ta’ohten’ satehnhont ? What do you have in your mouth? What did you put there?
  • Ta’ohten’ tsisaiotha’ ? What’s afflicting you? What is the thought that kills and rekills you?
  • taꞏyarahtat I might, could, would, or should run
  • teayia’tayeh we are two
  • tehäa’tate’y eyenhk he will not be present
  • tehchiahonhtaweyih you are deaf
  • tehia’toyenh ihatienhk he is sitting in the middle of these two men
  • tehikhenh they are twins
  • tehirihkennie’s they two argue
  • tehöndarahtatih they have run
  • tehöndatontarihtih they booed (they filled the lake with cries)
  • tehönennonhsteyenh they two are neighbors through the proximity of their houses
  • tehorihwahrenhwi’sennihk he doesn’t determine, conclude anything; the thing, the matter doesn’t stop or stay still in his mind
  • tehotahs he doesn’t sleep, he is not sleeping
  • tehotenda’wahchonh he has gone hunting, and consequentially, he is currently hunting
  • tehonrahtas they run, they are running
  • tehonrahtathonhk de hatichia’ahah the little children race to see who runs the fastest
  • tekwayendia’was I vomit, I’m vomiting
  • tëndih teyentiohkwayeh two clans, bands
  • teohonwen’tonhch the canoe is rocking side to side
  • Teotia’yih ontahreht he’s coming from Montreal
  • teontatennonhronhkwänionhk they greet each other
  • teontokhwas yentsonh the fish are diving into the water
  • teonywatekhahskawanh we are separated
  • teshaontarïa’yih he has recrossed the ocean
  • teshonywarahtatih he has escaped from us running
  • tetia’toyenh aꞏhatien’ so that he may sit in the middle of you and me
  • tewatienta’tonhch the stick is bending
  • tewayahchi’torathonh I have two sprained feet
  • tewayarahchi’tarahkwih I have both feet on top of something
  • tewayehkwanh I have taken it
  • tewayrihwahkwanh I’m singing right now
  • tewendihwen’s lightning strikes, lightning is striking
  • tewendihwen’ska’ there will continue to be lightning
  • teyahwen’yarakhenh two boards joined to one another
  • teyarahtat I will run
  • teyehkwa’ I take it, I’m taking it
  • teyeta’s I stand up, I'm standing up
  • teye’iahs I play, I’m a player
  • teyiatatrehchronhk aye’ndiyonhra’yeh two different thoughts are pushing each other, fighting each other in my mind
  • te’ea’tate’ there’s no one there
  • te’khëndaratih onyweh I have not put any human into the world, I have not had children
  • te’khëndare’ de khëen’ah aꞏyenhk I don’t have anyone who is like my child, I don’t have any children
  • te’onkwendierihahs they do not speak clearly at all
  • te’skatriho’tathe’ I will not pay attention
  • te’skienterih ne onyita’ I do not know how to sleep anymore
  • te’watatiahk she doesn’t speak yet
  • te’wayita’ndih I have not slept
  • te’wayonhrataen’ I don’t have any shovel
  • te’yarihwetsih de eyatatia’ I won’t make a long speech
  • te’yatoyenh it is false
  • te’yatoyenh nondae’ that is false
  • tho aywatsa’tänionhkwa’ it’s the place we eat our meals, it’s the dining hall
  • tho aꞏht teke’ I will come back soon
  • tho aꞏht teke’ I’m coming back soon
  • tho aꞏiawenhk that it may happen in a such a way; so be it
  • Tho ewayehk ? How many things will there be?
  • tho ihäa’tou’tenh ne endi’ iyia’tou’tenh he is built like me
  • tho ihawendou’tenh tihchiewendou’tenh he speaks like you
  • tho ihchien’ a’ayoha’ that fell in the water there
  • tho ihchien’ ha’yeht hewetha’ de änen’enh I’m going where my mother usually goes
  • tho ihchien’ heohahontionh the path goes there, the path took a turn toward that side
  • Tho itsorhen’ndih tishöonh ? How many days has it been since he returned?
  • Tho iwayeh ? How many things are there?
  • Tho iwayehnen’ ? How many things were there?
  • tho iyäa’tayeh de hotisken’rayehtahk tiöndrahtayeh de kha’ skwarhaenton’ there are as many soldiers as there are leaves in your woods
  • Tho iyäa’tayeh sändawihatie’ sa’arohwihnen’ ? How many fish did you catch in the nets you had cast?
  • tho iyahra’ it’s above, on top
  • tho on’wahti’ eshotakhehtih he has come back from there running, he started to flee again from that side
  • Tho senditarenh ! Lie down there!
  • tho tiyänywikhas when the corn is flowering, blooming
  • tiosken’nia’ a’tehontre’ they are not far from one another
  • Tisakahnrenh ! Look at that!
  • Tisarahtat ! Run! Go quickly!
  • Tisatatia’toreht ! Examine and think carefully about the state you are in, your own mood!
  • Tisesahk ! Take this dish !
  • Titaya’tatonhchahkwenh ! Help me pick up my basket!
  • Titayekhahskawa’s ! Separate this for me!
  • Titsatahah ! Stand up!
  • Titsatont tsindiahay ! Join together so you can all eat from the same plate!
  • Titsa’y ! Cut it in two!
  • Titsentahk ! Pick up this wood!
  • Titsikwarariy ! Put the two ends of the blanket together!
  • Titsirihwa’ndetenh ! Say that twice! Sing it again!
  • tiyia’tata’ next to me, close to me (there where my body ends)
  • tonsaonywäa’tahkwen’ de hoen’ah she just took her son away from us (who, for example, had come to visit us)
  • Tontasehent ! Come back first!
  • tontawathorathe’ the cold is going to return
  • Tsatia’tahchondiah ! Dress yourselves!
  • tsayia’tat we are one, she and I or he and I
  • tsayohrenhwi’ndih they have remained, they have decided not to leave
  • tsikwäa’tat we all (all of you and me) are one
  • Tsinen’ tsiweyihnen’ ? Who were you with?
  • tsöndeskarändoustih it’s freezing to ice again
  • tsoti’ndiyonhrat iyenh they have but one mind
  • tsonywa’ndiyonhrat iyenh we all have but one mind
• • w
  • wenhta’ red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
• • y
  • yaio’ wild animal, land animal
  • yändataen’ there’s a village
  • yändataweti’ ayotiehwat everyone is staying awake in the village
  • yänonhchietsih long house, longhouse
  • yarhi’tonton’ yahihk etiotondih there are many fruit trees
  • yaronhia’ sky
  • yaronhia’yeh tihchion’ hatironnion’ there is a multitude of stars appearing in the sky
  • yarontout there is a tree standing up
  • yarontouton’ ihchien’ dowa’ yarha’yonh wa’ de yarontaentonnion’ in the woods, there are some trees standing up and others knocked down on the ground
  • yashënen’ah domestic animal, pet
  • yatakheshonnionhk she just runs around here and there
  • yatoyenh it is true
  • yatsihsta’yeh a’ontaha’ it fell in the fire
  • yawahstahnonhk it’s usually good weather
  • yehchondiahahk I used to prepare something
  • yehchondiahk I prepare something, I am preparing something
  • yehchrondiahahk I used to prepare something
  • yehchrondiahk I prepare something, I am preparing something
  • yehiatonhk I write, I’m writing
  • yehiatonwahe’ de skehiatondih here I am, I’m coming to you to pay my debt
  • yeienhwi’s I learn how to do things, I am learning how to do something
  • yeienhwi’skwa’ I used to learn how to do things
  • yënienhwih I know how to do that
  • yewendatënions I translate, I am translating, I am a translator
  • yiayenhchre’ I’m going to tend to my needs, i.e., I’m going to go out to the bathroom
  • yienterih I know it well
  • yienterihnen’ I knew it
  • yona’tihchiakhonhnen’ tha’ titehchi’trontahk I went to look for you, but you weren’t there
  • yonwahkeron’sennihk I fear for you
  • yonwahkeron’sennitha’ here’s what makes me fear for you
  • yonwahrontonhk I ask you questions, I am asking you questions
  • yonwahrontonhonhk I used to ask you questions
  • yonwendihchias tisa’ndiyonhrou’tenh I ask for your opinion
  • yrawas I choose, I’m choosing